今天 in English

Measure word

• 个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested in use
• 位 wèi position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2... attested in use

Character breakdown

• 今 jīn now
• 天 tiān day

Stroke order

How it used to be written

今

• Oracle bone script 商
• Clerical script 東漢
• See all 15 forms

天

• Oracle bone script 商
• Clerical script 東漢
• See all 15 forms

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

• 8点那班车今天早到了。

  The eight o'clock bus was early today.

• 为什么今天火车站没有出租车？

  Why are there no taxis at the station today?

• 今天下午到我家来一趟。

  Come to my house this afternoon.

• 今天下午我會外出。

  I am going out this afternoon.

• 今天下午我有两个小时的英语课和两个小时的汉语课。

  This afternoon I have English class for two hours and then two hours of Chinese.

• 今天下雨，我们不能出去玩。

  It's a rainy day, so we can't play outside.

• 今天他比平时起得早。

  He woke up earlier than usual today.

• 今天你们俩很让人印象深刻。我为你们感到骄傲。

  You've both been very impressive today. I'm proud of you.

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